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With a rough estimate how much would it cost me to walk the entire Appalachian Trail?
I'm young and in great shape, and planning on hiking the trail as fast and cheap as possible. I'm counting on completing the trail in about 3 months. I'm guessing I'm gonna need the following: backback, bivi, sleeping bag, clothes, food, compass, first aid kit, palm pilot(for taking pics, listening to music, and using as a trail journal), compact camping stove, cookware, small survival kit, knife, fire starter, water bladder w/ hose, and a water purification system, oh and maybe one of those portable shower things. Do you think I need a portable shower thing, what else did I forget? How often are their resupply points to buy more food and stuff(i don't want to mail anything)? How much should it cost me if I don't buy anything along the way except resupply, and It takes me 3 months to complete?
You don't need a portable shower thing, although it would be a luxury. If you are serious about hiking the trail, you don;t need to ask us on Yahoo! Answers. You need to sit down with a map and a couple of guidebooks and plot your course and your daily mileage. This is especially important since you plan on blazing through it as fast as possible. As for cost, if you resupply yourself by sending to post offices on the route, eat cheap (lots of ramen and no restaurants and motels on the way), you can probably get it done for $1200 or so (not including postage for your resupply packs or your equipment).
But from what I've read, most people like to really carb up during their excursions into towns and eat really big meals at restaurants. I'd suggest that you do that at least once every two weeks. And sleep in a real bed and give your body at least a day, if not two, to recover. You are young and in shape, but lots of things can happen out on the trail like shin splints, sprained knees and ankles, bad falls. You might think the side trips to nearby towns will slow you down, but they may give your body the boost it needs to continue the torrid pace you want to set.
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